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Juan Soto Joins Babe Ruth in Incredible New York Yankees History

Through 100 games as a Yankee, Juan Soto has done something that only Babe Ruth has done in New York Yankees history.

Brady Farkas

New York Yankees right fielder Juan Soto (22) flips his bat after hitting a solo home run against the New York Mets during the third inning at Yankee Stadium on July 24.
New York Yankees right fielder Juan Soto (22) flips his bat after hitting a solo home run against the New York Mets during the third inning at Yankee Stadium on July 24. / Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports
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The New York Yankees lost to the New York Mets on Wednesday night 12-3 at Yankee Stadium. The Yankees were swept in the Subway Series and are now 61-44.

The Mets are currently in a wild card position in the National League at 53-48.

Even despite the loss, Yankees star Juan Soto continues to rake, going 2-for-3 at the plate with a homer, an RBI and a run scored.

That was Soto's 100th game with the Yankees since being acquired this past offseason from the San Diego Padres, and he's now officially in some incredible team history, according to Sarah Langs of MLB.com:

today is Juan Soto’s 100th game with the Yankees, putting him officially on this list:

.300+ BA, 45+ XBH & 80+ BB in first 100 games with a team:

2024 Juan Soto NYY
1920 Babe Ruth NYY

There were questions about how Soto would respond to playing in New York and he's obviously responded well. With a .311 average, 26 homers, 72 RBI and a 1.034 OPS, he's set himself up incredibly well to receive a massive contract in the upcoming offseason.

An All-Star this year again, Soto has already accomplished so much in his young career. At 25 years old, he's been a multi-time All-Star, a batting champion, a World Series champion (2019) and a Silver Slugger. He's also won a Home Rub derby title.

The Yankees are off on Thursday but will be back in action on Friday night when they take on the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park.

First pitch is set for 7:10 p.m. ET.

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Brady Farkas

BRADY FARKAS

Brady Farkas is a baseball writer for Fastball on Sports Illustrated/FanNation and the host of 'The Payoff Pitch' podcast which can be found on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Videos on baseball also posted to YouTube. Brady has spent nearly a decade in sports talk radio and is a graduate of Oswego State University. You can follow him on Twitter @WDEVRadioBrady. 

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